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| View Article | 1 a.m. | August 5, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dodgers' three-peat? Cubs showcasing they can mount championship challenge: ‘That’s how this team is wired’ | https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/08/04/cubs-dodgers-three-peat-world-series-favorites-tarik-skubal-dansby-swanson | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] It might seem as though the Death Star is fully operational after two-time Cy Young Award-winning left-hander **Tarik Skubal** … |
| View Article | 1 a.m. | August 5, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Horoscope for Wednesday, August 05, 2026 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/horoscopes/2026/08/05/horoscopes-today-wednesday-august-05-2026 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] ## Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Taurus. ## … |
| View Article | 11:01 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | NBC Local | ‘One-of-a-kind flavor': Portillo's launches new shake collab with Dr Pepper | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/one-of-a-kind-flavor-portillos-launches-new-shake-collab-with-dr-pepper/3970772/ | Portillo's launched a new milkshake and cake shake menu items on Tuesday as a part of a new collaboration with popular pop brand Dr Pepper. The limited-time Dr Pepper Shake is made by blending together Portillos' vanilla ice cream with all 23 Dr Pepper flavors, make it a cake shake … |
| View Article | 11:01 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Munster celebrates National Night Out with fireworks, family fun and community policing | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/munster-celebrates-national-night-out-fireworks-family-fun-community-policing | ![National Night Out celebration draws large crowd in Indiana][1] ![National Night Out celebration draws large crowd in Indiana][1] #### [ National Night Out celebration draws large crowd in Indiana ][2] It's National Night Out and the biggest celebration is in Munster, Indiana. #### The Brief * * Munster celebrated its … |
| View Article | 11:01 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Davis Martin caught tipping pitches in Red Sox' pounding of White Sox | https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/08/04/davis-martin-chicago-white-sox-boston-red-sox-joey-bart-caleb-durbin-edgar-quero-roch-cholowsky | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] BOSTON — White Sox starter Davis Martin thought something was up by the comfortable swings the Red Sox were … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | CBS Local | Durbin hits grand slam, Abreu goes deep twice as streaking Red Sox rout White Sox 14-2 | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/boston-red-sox-rout-chicago-white-sox-14-2/ | _By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press_ Caleb Durbin hit a grand slam, Patrick Sandoval earned his first major league win in more than two years and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to six games with a 14-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. Wilyer Abreu … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | CBS Local | Nico Hoerner shines as the Cubs spoil Tarik Skubal's debut with Dodgers in 5-1 win | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/nico-hoerner-tarik-skubal-dodgers-cubs-game-recap-aug-4-2026/ | The Chicago Cubs spoiled Tarik Skubal's debut with the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night, posting a 5-1 victory behind key RBI singles by Nico Hoerner and Pete Crow-Armstrong. Dansby Swanson connected for a solo homer as Chicago won for the third time in four games. Skubal permitted two … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | CBS Local | Algonquin man faces long road to recovery after tree falls on him | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/algonquin-man-injured-falling-tree-jd-hoth/ | A teacher and father in northwest suburban Algonquin is on a long road to recovery after a tree fell on him as he was attempting to cut it down. JD Hoth is a father of three, a runner, and a beloved Huntley teacher who has spent years helping students through … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | CBS Local | Nurse suing private security companies after CTA fare jumper knocked her down at 95th Street Red Line terminal | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/lawsuit-fare-dodger-cta-red-line-95th-street-private-security-companies/ | A 61-year-old Chicago nurse has filed a lawsuit against two private security companies, after she said she was seriously hurt by a fare dodger at a CTA station on her way to work last year. Surveillance video shows the nurse on her bike approaching accessible fare gate at the 95th … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | CBS Local | Merrionette Park police host annual National Night Out | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/merrionette-park-police-host-annual-national-night-out/ | Bringing neighbors, police, and firefighters together, that's the mission behind National Night Out, an annual event to promote community partnerships and public safety. National Night Out started across the country in 1984. Now, 42 years, later police departments nationwide take park in an event that's bridging the gap. In southwest … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | CBS Local | South Holland woman says name-changing contractor scammed her out of thousands | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/south-holland-woman-name-changing-contractor-brian-mcintosh-david-sroge/ | A South Holland woman said she was left high and dry after paying thousands of dollars to have her swimming pool fixed, only for the contractor to vanish. Venus Scott is one of more than a dozen homeowners who said they were taken by the same man using different names. … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | ABC Local | Water main break impacting thousands of residents in Lake Station, Indiana | https://abc7chicago.com/post/water-main-break-impacting-thousands-lake-station-indiana-american-says-boil-advisory-expected-work-is-done/19627406/ | LAKE STATION, Ind. (WLS) -- Crews are working to repair a water main break in northwest Indiana on Tuesday evening. Chopper 7 captured crews working at Ripley Street and Central Avenue in Lake Station. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][4] Around 2,000 people … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | ABC Local | Person hospitalized in serious condition after fire breaks out at Streeterville high-rise: CFD | https://abc7chicago.com/post/streeterville-fire-today-400-block-east-ohio-street-leaves-person-hospitalized-serious-condition-chicago-department/19627614/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- One person was hospitalized in serious condition after a fire broke out at a downtown high-rise on Tuesday evening, the Chicago Fire Department said. CFD said the fire broke out at residential building in the Streeterville neighborhood's 400-block of East Ohio Street. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | ABC Local | Doorbell camera captures clown-costumed 15-year-old accused in downstate Illinois murder | https://abc7chicago.com/post/15-year-old-clown-costume-caught-doorbell-camera-is-accused-east-st-louis-illinois-murder/19627468/ | EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (WLS) -- A doorbell camera captured footage of a teen who police say killed someone while wearing a clown costume. It happened downstate in East St. Louis, Illinois on Monday. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][2] Investigators say a … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | ABC Local | Chicago anti-violence volunteer faces gun charges after trying to turn firearm in at police station | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-cred-volunteer-nakia-smith-faces-charges-trying-turn-gun-police-department-5th-district-station/19627465/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago anti-violence volunteer says he was trying to remove a gun from the streets when he brought it to a South Side police station in 2023, expecting to surrender it without questions. Instead, he was arrested and now faces gun charges that could result in decades … |
| View Article | 11 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | ABC Local | Marijuana use surpasses cigarette smoking in US, study finds | https://abc7chicago.com/story/marijuana-use-surpasses-cigarette-smoking-us-study-finds/19627655/ | A new federal study found that marijuana use in the United States has surpassed cigarette smoking. Researchers found that nearly 44 million Americans used marijuana in 2025, compared with about 36 million cigarette smokers. The study found marijuana use was highest among adults ages 18 to 25, while cigarette smoking … |
| View Article | 9:01 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | NBC Local | Teenage e-scooter rider fatally struck by driver in Chicago, marking 3rd this year | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/teenage-e-scooter-rider-fatally-struck-by-driver-in-chicago-marking-3rd-this-year/3970738/ | A 16-year-old boy riding an e-scooter was fatally struck by a truck driver in North Center on Monday, the third teenager to be killed on e-scooters in the city this year. The teen was riding the scooter northbound in the 4100 block of North Western Avenue around 3:35 p.m. when … |
| View Article | 9:01 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | NBC Local | Chipotle pulls peppers from some restaurants for potential tie to salmonella outbreak | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chipotle-pulls-peppers-from-some-restaurants-for-potential-tie-to-salmonella-outbreak/3970749/ | Chipotle Mexican Grill said Tuesday that it had removed jalapeños from some of its restaurants after determining the peppers could potentially be tied to a salmonella outbreak public health officials are investigating. In a brief statement, Chipotle maintained that the “health and safety of our guests and employees is our … |
| View Article | 9:01 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | 16-year-old e-scooter rider fatally struck by driver in North Center | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/08/04/alex-blacio-scooter-death-western | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][58] * [ Facebook ][59] * [ Bluesky ][60] * [ Email ][61] * [ Reddit ][62] * [ Flipboard ][63] A 16-year-old boy riding an e-scooter was fatally struck by a truck driver in North Center on Monday, the … |
| View Article | 9:01 p.m. | August 4, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Homer Glen neighborhood ordered to shelter in place due to 'barricaded' situation | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/08/04/homer-glen-neighborhood-ordered-to-shelter-in-place-due-to-barricaded-situation | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][49] * [ Facebook ][50] * [ Bluesky ][51] * [ Email ][52] * [ Reddit ][53] * [ Flipboard ][54] The Will County sheriff’s office issued a shelter in place order for a Homer Glen neighborhood because of an … |